Huntington Beach (AFP) -- Dogs, big and small, and some in tandem braved the large swell that greeted them at Huntington Beach, California at the annual Surf City Surf Dog event. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2016.

Ome, Japan (AFP) -- Ozawa Shuzo brewery hums with activity as boxed bottles of sake are loaded onto trucks. But with the domestic market shrinking, more and more of it is bound for burgeoning overseas markets where the centuries old drink is all the rage. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2016.

New York (AFP) -- From cowboy boots to a chunk of the Berlin Wall and a jar of jelly beans: an auction of Ronald Reagan memorabilia offers a tantalizing glimpse into the private world of a US conservative icon. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2016.

London (AFP) -- Cats and commuters don't necessarily mix but at one London tube station travellers are greeted with pictures of countless felines on posters, as part of a crowdfunded project by Glimpse to replace consumer adverts with Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2016.

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) -- He his almost blind, but photographer Joao Maia has covered the Paralympic Games all over the Rio, using technology and a feel for images to show the world as he sees it. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2016.